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According to our WDS (Devices) research service, global LTE mobile phone revenues surged +78% annually during Q4 2014. The 4G category is the fastest growing part of the mobile phone market today. Apple remained the world's largest 4G handset vendor by revenue, followed by Samsung and Sony. Chinese brands OPPO and Huawei jumped into the top-10 vendor list, with surging LTE volumes and higher ASPs. Our extensive report -- available to clients here -- provides quarterly global LTE handset shipments, wholesale (transfer) pricing, and revenue metrics for 20 major vendors from Q1 2011 to Q4 2014. The report is a vital tool for monitoring the financial health and tiered marketshare of leading LTE brands such as Nokia, HTC, BlackBerry, Samsung, Apple and others.

Our extensive report contains quarterly handset shipments and marketshare by 2G / 3G / 4G technologies for the top 20 vendors in the USA and Canada from 2004 to Q4 2014. It is a valuable tool for all stakeholders who want to track the influential US and Canada markets. The report is available here to our paid clients.

According to a new report from our WDS (Devices) research service, global LTE handset sales will grow a huge +500% between 2013 and 2020. From 2018 onwards, 4G will make up the majority of handsets sold worldwide. Our extensive report forecasts LTE handset sales from 2010 through 2020, including sales by type, category and mode. Specific categories include LTE-Advanced, LTE-Broadcast, LTE-Direct, VoLTE, LTE Cat 3 through 10, FD-LTE and TD-LTE. The report is a valuable tool for handset vendors, component makers, software developers, operators and other stakeholders to support their high-growth 4G planning activities.

According to new research from our WDS (Devices) analysis service, global LTE mobile phone industry revenues rose +44% annually during Q2 2014. Apple remained the world's largest 4G handset vendor by revenue, followed by Samsung and LG. Chinese vendor ZTE delivered the highest revenue growth among major 4G players, driven by its volume expansion. Our extensive report -- published here for clients -- provides quarterly global LTE handset shipments, wholesale (transfer) pricing, and revenue metrics for 20 major vendors from Q1 2011 to Q2 2014. The report is a vital tool for monitoring the financial health and tiered marketshare of leading LTE brands such as Nokia, HTC, BlackBerry, Samsung, Apple and others.

According to our Devices (WDS) research service, Samsung’s global mobile phone shipments dipped annually in Q2 2014, in the face of growing pressure from Chinese and local vendors in markets worldwide. However, in the high-value LTE segment, Samsung is a clear global leader and it is well positioned to attack the fast-emerging China 4G market in the second half of 2014. This published report, available to clients, includes additional datapoints and analysis of Samsung's LTE gains.

According to new research from our WDS (Devices) service, global mobile phone shipments grew a healthy +9% annually in the first quarter of 2014. The LTE segment grew fastest among all cellphone technologies, surging +93% from a year earlier. We expect this uptick in growth will continue for the rest of the year, as China and others parts of the world rollout additional 4G networks. Companies benefitting from the LTE spike include Apple, Samsung, Qualcomm, MediaTek and others. More data and analysis can be viewed by clients here.

According to our Wireless Device Strategies (WDS) service, Samsung’s global handset shipments grew less quickly than expected during the fourth quarter of 2013. With Apple catching up with new products and markets, and with Chinese vendors trying to expand further into Samsung’s territories, the South Korean giant needs to address increased competition by developing new markets, strategies and more appealing differentiators in 2014.

In this published report, available to clients of our Wireless Device Strategies (WDS) service, Strategy Analytics examines Samsung's most recent quarterly results and provides insights into its competitive strategy and direction.